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I had anticipated having this beer for a couple years prior to finally having it and man what a let down,poured a clear medium golden with a thinner white head that didnt stick around long.Big overly sweet aromas some adjuct-type vegetal notes a slight herbalness but its faint if had no idea what I was drinking I would say this is a Euro strong lager really.Flavors I'll harp back to the Euro strong lager its overly sweet and the alcohol reallyshows itself at times it almost burnt going down,a light drying herbal note kept it from going down the drain.I have had other double pilsners and they had some character of a big pils this has none its a Euro strong lager in style and a not very good one at that,I do enjoy most of Terrapins beers though.

This is a dull, tarnished brass colored beer with a thin brite white head. The aromas are musty grain, sugar, and spicy hops. Taste is a blunted metallic twang with slight pear fruitiness, and a dry, grainy finish. Mouthfeel is thick and slick. I would say this is "malt liquor done right".

Enjoyed as a nightcap in the upstairs section of Barley's Tap Room in Asheville, on 9/23/2005. Served in a tall, pilsner glass, the body is a hazed marigold color with a moderate white head. Sticky patch lacing is left all over the glass. Aroma is citrusy orange and lemon, with a pineapple accent and a note of hoppy grapefruit rind. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy, surprisingly full for a pilsner. Good carbonation. Taste is fruity and citrusy, with no suggestion of the higher alcohol. Tangerine, lemon, and orangepeel comprise the primary flavors, with some bready pils maltiness in the middle. Light, hops bitterness is sufficient to balance this one very well with a note of floral noble hops. Smooth, but a bit chewy for a pilsner. Lemony citrus finish and aftertaste. Very well done. This is the best imperial pilsner I've sampled. I hope they bottle this one soon.

Pours a copper color with an orange hue to it. One-finger of tan head that dissipates into a wispy layer of bubbles and a thick ring around the glass. Lacing is pretty sticky. Just from looking at it I thought I'd been served the Rye Squared, but after closer inspection it's just a bit lighter and the head is not as foamy.

Smells good. There's a lot of sweet malt aroma to go along with some light citrus and floral hop notes.

Tastes similar to the smell. Mild malty sweetness that gives way to a slight citrus flavor and finishing with a solid amount of bitterness.

Mouthfeel is good. It's got good thickness and carbonation and it goes down smoothly.

Drinkability is good. This beer goes down very easily, but there's nothing that really makes me terribly excited about drinking another one.

Overall, I believe this is the first Imperial Pilsner I've had so I don't have anything else to compare it to. It's a solid beer and I would be glad to drink one if given to me, but I don't think I'll be planning on buying it again anytime soon.

Poured into a Pilsner Urquell glass and received a big ol' fluffy head on top of a golden/copper color leaning toward a ruby shade. The clarity is fantastic. Plenty of lace leavings appear as the liquid disappears.

The aroma is big and sweet. Lots of fruit, especially sugary pineapple, and some bubblegum too. I'm curious if the taste is as sweet as the smell is suggesting...

Yeah, it's very candy-like. Pretty intense in terms of sweetness, as it's not really tempered with much else. Pineapple still showing up, orange too, as are oceans of sugar water and piles of bristly hops. This is radiation-mutated malt, really...crazy stuff. Gave the yeast a run for it's sugar-eatin' money, no doubt.

This might qualify as a so-called "extreme" beer, not in terms of ABV but in sheer balls. I like sweeter beers, so this actually turns me on. I'm sure lots of people don't or won't like this.

As for the style, I suppose the only reason it's a Double Pilsner and not a Double IPA is that this is presumably bottom-fermented...because it could almost pass for a DIPA (if a fairly one-sided DIPA). But I don't know much about DPs, this is my first one. I do know that it doesn't so much double a pilsner's traits so much as it kicks, smothers and shits on the pilsner style. "Sacrilege, sacrilege" the pils purists are probably saying after drinking this, but you know what? It's a wild, tasty and fun beer. Thumbs up.

From a bottle contract brewed at Frederick in MD... What I enjoyed most about Terrapin's All American was that it wasn't overdone like so many Imperial pilsners can be. Sure it initially seemed light for the style, but there was a full and fairly rich maltiness to it; and it did have a decent amount of hops. It was balanced and drinkable, with a little bit of extra character. The malt flavor was clean, the hops came through clearly, and the alcohol was fairly well cloaked. In fact, the only downside I see is that there's really not much there to warn you of its strength; and for a beer of 8% I think I would like a little more flavor. Still, I could enjoy more than one of these. Good show!

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Pours a dark orangish amber color (not your typical golden yellow pilsner) with a white head. The aroma is fruity malt and some yeast with a little bit of alcohol prevalent in the nose as well. The taste is loaded with malt and has a rather thick and somewhat chewy mouthfeel. The alcohol shows itself in the taste but it is not too distracting from the brew. Overall, this is a decent brew that is worth a try. For a summer seasonal, I would have liked to seen a lighter bodied pilsner for the warmer weather.

Pours an intense golden yellow with a thick white head. The aroma has some citrus and floral hops upfront along with some corn syrup sweetness, biscuity malt, and a hint of alcohol. The flavor has an intense floral and citric hop character initially, along with some biscuity malt, corn syrup sweetness, and lively carbonation. The mouthfeel is light and drinkability is pretty good. A solid double pilsner, not quite as complex as youd expect but tasty nonetheless.

A- Hazy amberish orange with golden hues like a rich natural honey. Head is 1 finger of yellowish white foam and leaves nice lacing all the way down and a nice film on the surface for the duration of the drink.

S- Oranges are strong. Very citrusy hops, maybe Amarillo is in there? Not sure, but seems familiar of those. I can get the corriander scent that some folks talked about, but oranges override anything else.

T- Hoppy as hell with the same orange citrus tastes. Light caramel malt backbone. Alcohol is there on the back, but still finishes sweet.

M- Oily and sticky on the tongue. Carbonation is somewhat low.

D- Hoppy beers are not great for sessioning for some, but this one seems great for a stand alone.

Overall- This one is a hop bomb for sure. I am a hop head, so I really enjoyed it. I found it very different than most I have had. This is my first brew of this style, so it was all new to me in that respect. I think it is well crafted and will definitely drink another one soon.

Poured from a 12oz bottle, labeled "Vintage 2007" with a stated ABV 8.1%:

A: Appeared a deep hazy orange color with noticeable sediment in the beer as well as pretty noticeable carbonation streaming to the top. It poured a nice thick slightly off-white head that dissipated fairly slowly and left a slight film through the entire drink.

S: Wow, the aroma is heavy malt. Truly a unique aroma that I have yet to come across in a beer yet. I certainly would not compare the aroma of this beer to traditional malt liquors.

T: Again, wow. The taste is very good. A lot of malt with a ever so slight hints of hops and maybe a slight hint of alcohol.

M/D: The beer is top notch. Carbonation was right. It seemed to leave a heavy malt aftertaste but I guess that it to be expected. I am not sure that I could drink more than one at a time, due to the richness and creaminess of it. Exception beer. Highly recommend.

A: The pils is a hazy golden color with a thick head on pour that dissipates quickly.

S: The aroma is one of citrusy hops with a sharp piercing alcohol aroma that does not hide itself at all.

T: Taste is a fruity hop taste. I am not sure what hops that Terrapin uses, but the beer has a biting, slightly sweet flavor the reminds me of their Rye2. The malts are firm and support the hops. In my opinion, the hops are too citrusy and not earthy enough, losing some of the impact of a pils.

M: The hops are pleasant, overdone as only an American brewery could do.

D: Very drinkable, this beer is closer in taste to a pale ale despite its lager origins.

Bottle courtesy of Unclemattie: Poured a cloudy copper/amber color with a light foamy head with minimal retention and no lacing. Aroma of sweet malt kind of took me by surprise with some dry hops. Taste is dominated by some sweet malt almost reminiscent of a barleywine with a dry hoppy finish which clash with the malt profile. Body is quite full with some average carbonation and no apparent alcohol. I didn't like the mix between the sweet malt and the hops and it is not something I would wish to try again.